Erasing A Powerbook harddrive?

The logic board on my powerbook is fried. I have dissasembled the unit and have been parting it out. I have a few buyers for the harddrive, but I don't want to sell it with all of my data on it. Is there a way to erase all of the data on this drive?

just out of curiosity... will i be able to get and data off the drive? I had not backed up the drive for a few months when the logic board failed. Will using an enclosure allow me to rescue any of the data?

just out of curiosity... will i be able to get and data off the drive? I had not backed up the drive for a few months when the logic board failed. Will using an enclosure allow me to rescue any of the data?

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Yes, when you plug it into the enclosure it will mount up on your desktop just like it would in the dead PowerBook.

Yes. Just make sure you buy an enclosure which is meant for your specific drive type (guessing to be 2.5" ATA) and which has connections you can use (Firewire if possible, USB if not - but don't get USB if all you have is a USB 1.1 port, as it'll take forever). You should be able to connect and access your drive in a matter of ten minutes or less.

As you'll then have an external drive, don't buy the cheapest p.o.s. enclosure you can find, sine you'll be able to use it until the drive dies, but there's no need to go all out and spend over $100 on something like that. newegg.com has a bunch of options, as likely does your local computer store.

Yes. Just make sure you buy an enclosure which is meant for your specific drive type (guessing to be 2.5" ATA) and which has connections you can use (Firewire if possible, USB if not - but don't get USB if all you have is a USB 1.1 port, as it'll take forever). You should be able to connect and access your drive in a matter of ten minutes or less.

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Just take the drive with you to where you buy it and ask them what you need for it.

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